PRINTER'S NO. 962
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
954
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS, MARCH 17, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 17, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic
Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, dealing
with child abuse:
in criminal history record information, further providing
for information in central repository or automated systems;
and,
in organization and responsibilities of Child Protective
Service, further providing for services for prevention,
investigation and treatment of child abuse.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9106 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 9106. Information in central repository or automated systems.
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(f.1) Child abuse investigations.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
a criminal justice agency may disseminate information
relating to an allegation or instance of child abuse to a
county agency or children's advocacy center, as those terms
are defined in 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303 (relating to definitions),
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